In the US some are permanently boot locked and can’t be changed. Word to the wise: (1) If you can, purchase your phone from the OEM fully unlocked so the carrier can’t deprovision bluetooth tethering. Please check with your cell phone provider and your service contract to confirm that hotspot internet connections and BT tethering are available.Įven though some specific phones are fully capable of bluetooth tethering and the phone OS (eg: Android) fully supports it, providers like T-Mobile may arbitrarily disable it on all of their phones without explanation, even though they fully support Wifi Hotspots. Hotspot is a feature of your phone AND cell phone provider. If you don’t have offline BG data setup, setting up Bluetooth (BT) tethering to allow your rig to connect to the internet through your phone can keep your rig looping as you move around areas without known wifi networks.Ī few things to know about using your phone’s hotspot feature:ġ.
Your cell phone can act as a mobile “hotspot” to allow your rig to access the internet. Additional Troubleshooting Steps for Some Carriers.Additional App requirement on Android to enable automatic BT Tethering reconnects.Testing to make sure it works after you successfully did the above.Configure Bluetooth tethering on Edison running Jubilinux.Benefit of Using BT Tethering to Your Phone’s Hotspot.
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